The effects of the ARC organizational intervention on caseworker turnover, climate, and culture in children's service systems

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 855-880

  Glisson, Charles ^a   Dukes, Denzel ^a   Green, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Juvenile justice; Organizational change; Organizational climate; Organizational culture; Staff turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PROBABILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33750612697     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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